Closing the Gap roundtable four: Paris
The fourth Closing the Gap roundtable will take place in Paris.
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This coming May, join two days of roundtables led by artists, cultural professionals and policy-makers. We'll discuss the impact of the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics on the local socio-cultural ecosystem. There will also be study visits and performances.
The event will be hosted in Le Sample and co-organised by our member ALTER EGO (X), LBFA, and a group of students of the Master in cultural policy and management from the Institut d’Études Européennes of the Université Paris 8. It will be held in French with the possibility of English translation.
Find out more about the Closing the Gap programme here
Thursday May 2nd, 2024
10.00 - 12.00 Roundtable: Paris 2024 Olympics: how are political and cultural actors working together to implement initiatives in the Seine-Saint-Denis area? With:
Marie-Paule Delong (Head of Cultural Strategy Department - Public territorial establishment Plaine Commune)
Jérémie Desjardins (Cultural Olympiad Project Manager - Seine-Saint-Denis department)
Beatriz García (Associate Director of the Centre for Cultural Value, member of the IOC Culture and Olympic Heritage Commission), Malo Garnier (L'Ecluse / Street Art Avenue)
Géraldine Szajman (Les Enfants du Paradis theater company / Ladies Football Club)
Dorothée Villemaux (Cultural Olympiad Project Manager - Regional Department of Cultural Affairs)
Moderator: Théo Majcher (ALTER EGO (X)); translation: Clara Maysonnave
12.00 - 12.30 Networking drink
14.00 - 16.00 Roundtable: After the Olympics, what future for the cultural players in the Seine-Saint-Denis area? With:
Maryline Laplace (“Inspection générale des affaires culturelles” - Ministery of Culture)
Pierre Rigal (MC93 Resident - “On ne va pas se défiler !)
Yohann Turbet Delof (Director of Cultural Affairs for the city of Saint-Denis)
Matheus Viegas Ferrari (Doctoral student in Urban Anthropology and International Relations, LAVUE, PARIS8)
Moderator: Théo Majcher (ALTER EGO (X)); translation: Clara Maysonnave
16.00 - 16.30 Networking drink
Friday May 3rd, 2024
10.00 - 12.00 Study visits to Les Poussières and La Station - Gare des Mines
14.00 - 16.00 Creative workshop: Foreign artists and the olympics: a look at Seine-Saint-Denis